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- Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka (FNASSL) (2011 onwards)<\/li>\n
- Senior Research Scholar, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, U.S.A. (2005\/2006)<\/li>\n
- Fulbright Advanced Research and Lecturing Award, U.S.A. (2005)<\/li>\n
- Post-doctoral Fellowship, Commission of the European Communities, June, 1994 to May 1995<\/li>\n
- Post-doctoral Fellowship, Research Training Grant, T.D.R., World Health Organization, June 1993 to May, 1994.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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- Protozoa in the\u00a0Medical Microbiology<\/em>, 19th Edition, Mike Barer, Will Irving, Andrew Swann, Nelun Perera Eds. Elsevier, United Kingdom. Chapter 59.\u00a0In Press.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Relationship between fever and plasma levels of tumour necrosis factor in\u00a0P.vivax\u00a0<\/em>malaria, The host\u2019s response to infection by BM Greenwood,\u00a0in The Concise Oxford Textbook of Medicine<\/em>, 3rd Edition, Volume 1, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, Chapter 7.3, Pp275-285,\u00a0 (2001)<\/li>\n
- Fever with chills and rigors, in\u00a0Biology of Diseases<\/em>, J. Phillips, P. Murray and P.Kirk, eds,\u00a02nd Edition, Blackwell Science Ltd. United Kingdom. Case study 5. Pp. 231-234. (2001).<\/li>\n
- Diagnosis and management of malaria. A handbook for medical officers. By Dr. N.D.\u00a0Karunaweera and R. Fernandopulle. ISBN\u00a0 955-8891-00-2. (2003).<\/li>\n
- Leishmaniasis: update and action plan for prevention and control. (2009).<\/li>\n
- Epidemiology of Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka, ND Karunaweera and HVYD Siriwardana. (2011). In\u00a0Kala Azar: Emerging perspectives and prospects in South Asia,\u00a0<\/em>H P Thakur Ed. Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India. ISBN 81-8324-355-X.<\/li>\n
- Diagnosis and treatment of malaria, 2nd edition, ND Karunaweera and BMR Fernandopulle, (2011). ISBN 978-955-8891-02-5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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- Management of Leishmaniasis. In The Sri Lanka Prescriber,\u00a0<\/em>Vol. 21(2): 2013. ISSN 1391-0736.<\/li>\n
- Update on Clinical, Diagnostic, Chemotherapeutic and Entomological aspects of Leishmaniasis and Updated Action Plan for Prevention and Control in Sri Lanka. (2013). ISBN 978-955-0460-55-7.<\/li>\n
- Ethics in Human and Animal Experiments.\u00a0In A Guide for Beginners in Research<\/em>, Edited by MCM Iqbal, General Research Committee, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science Publication. 2014. ISBN 978-955-9321-14-9.<\/li>\n
- Achievements and Best Practices to Promote Women in Science and Technology.\u00a0In Women in Science and Technology in Asia<\/em>. The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia. 2015. Panmun Education Co., Ltd. ISBN 979-11-86795-00-2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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- Patent No.12887, National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka, in respect of the invention entitled \u2018Use of a thermostable clay device for maintenance of Leishmania cultures\u2019.N.D.Karunaweera<\/strong>, R.L. Ihalamulla and C.P.G. Liyanage.<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Patent No. 13303, National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka, in respect of the invention entitled \u2018Neural network architecture for the automated recognition of malaria parasites in stained blood films\u2019.S.P.Premaratne,\u00a0N.D.Karunaweera<\/strong>\u00a0and W.S.R. Perera.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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- Providing scientific data that enabled the Ministry of Health to initiate a program to develop control strategies against leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n
- Demonstration of cytokine-mediated mechanisms of malaria transmission blocking effects during infection.<\/li>\n
- Demonstration of the relation between cytokine-mediated anti-parasitic effects and pathogenesis in malaria.<\/li>\n
- Demonstration of immunity to mediators of pathogenesis and down-regulation of cytokine production in the state of acquired clinical tolerance to malaria infection.<\/li>\n
- Introduction of methods for studying malarial disease and clinical tolerance to disease combining clinical assessment and history with pathophysiological and parasitological measurements. Detailed characterization of patterns of disease and acquired clinical tolerance in an endemic population.<\/li>\n
- First successful\u00a0in vitro<\/em>\u00a0culture of\u00a0Leishmania<\/em>\u00a0parasites in Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n
- Demonstration of cutaneous leishmaniasis as an established disease in Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n
- Detailed identification of the causative organism (L.donovani<\/em>, MON-37) of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n
- First study on cutaneous myiasis in Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Ethical responsibilities of reviewers: Workshop on \u2018Reviewing research articles: are we doing it right?\u2019. Organized by National Science and Technology Commission and Young Scientists Forum, 25th<\/sup>\u00a0April 2014, Industrial Technology Institute, Colombo.<\/li>\n
- Update on leishmaniasis: Seminar on Prevention and Control of Vector-borne diseases, Ministry of Health and World Health Organization country office in Sri Lanka. 1st<\/sup>\u00a0April, 2014. BMICH, Colombo.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Leishmaniasis update\u2019 in Symposium on Current Trends in Tropical Medicine, Golden Jubilee and 36th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Academic Sessions of the Kandy Society of Medicine. 8th<\/sup>\u00a0February 2014. Kandy.<\/li>\n
- Second International Colloquium on Leishmaniasis \u2013 25th-26th March 2013, Auditorium, Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA), Colombo. Sponsored through the Indo-Sri Lanka Collaborative Program in Science and Technology.<\/li>\n
- Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo. 4th October 2013, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo.\u00a0 Chair, Organizing Committee.<\/li>\n
- Workshop on \u2018Supervisor Skills in Research\u2019 on 8th February 2013, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo.<\/li>\n
- Workshop on \u2018Introduction to Post-graduate Research\u2019 on 6th -7th February 2013, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u00a0Patent No. 13303, National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka, in respect of the invention entitled \u2018Neural network architecture for the automated recognition of malaria parasites in stained blood films\u2019.S.P.Premaratne,\u00a0N.D.Karunaweera<\/strong>\u00a0and W.S.R. Perera.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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